Door Renew
Bottom line
- Total investment $144K – $208K including a $59K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- 13 litigation matters disclosed in Item 3 — higher than typical. Review the summary for patterns (franchisor-initiated vs. franchisee-initiated).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Door Renew unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
48%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Door Renew franchisees provide door refinishing, repair, and renewal services to residential and commercial customers. Day-to-day operations involve estimating jobs, managing technicians or performing refinishing work themselves, scheduling appointments, and handling customer service and billing.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 17 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Door Renew presents high risk due to a collapsing franchise system (20% unit decline), litigation history involving default judgments and sister-company breaches, zero financial transparency, and questionable franchisor financial viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MINORSystem declining 20% YoY with only 18 units remaining — suggests fundamental business model or support issues
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure — impossible to validate revenue/profit claims or ROI expectations
- 03MINORDefault judgment against franchisor for franchise repurchase obligation — indicates legal/financial instability and past franchisee disputes
- 04HIGHMultiple litigations involving sister companies (Fetch! Pet Care, Spray Foam Genie) for contract breaches and misrepresentations — pattern of legal conflicts and potential shared operational/compliance issues
- 05HIGHGoing Concern flag = FALSE — franchisor may lack financial stability to support franchisee network
- 06MEDHigh royalty floor ($524/week Year 4+ = ~$27,248 annually) on undisclosed average revenues creates profitability risk
- 07MINORHeavy upfront investment ($144K–$208K) with minimal transparency on unit economics
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
49 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Door Renew · FDD (2025) PDF